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Table 2 The standardized mean difference of each covariable before and after weighting

From: Is shared decision-making a determinant of polypharmacy in older patients with chronic disease? A cross-sectional study in Hubei Province, China

Variable

Standardized mean difference

Inpatients

Community patients

Level of SDM

Level of SDM

Type of decision-making

Before weight

After weight

Before weight

After weight

Before weight

After weight

Gender

0.15

-0.04

0.02

-0.01

0.29

0.00

Age

0.08

-0.03

0.18

-0.02

0.12

0.14

Domicile

0.15

0.03

0.15

0.02

0.28

0.06

Education

0.03

0.05

0.10

-0.04

0.19

0.15

Family annual income

0.13

0.00

0.07

-0.05

0.12

0.11

Number of chronic diseases

0.50

0.00

1.22

0.00

0.31

0.06

Compliance

-

-

-0.23

-0.05

0.55

0.09